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German soprano (1905-1945?). Nice black-and-white photo postcard signed by her, shown (probably) as herself. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

German soprano (1905-1945?). Nice black-and-white photo postcard signed by her, shown as Carmen in Bizet's opera. Size is 3.6 x 5.6 inches, in excellent condition.

German soprano (1905-1945?). Beautiful black-and-white photo postcard signed by her with a short sentiment, shown in costume as Tosca in Puccini's opera. Size is 3.9 x 5.6 inches, in excellent condition.

Austrian tenor (1929-2015), German tenor (1915-1986), and German bass (1908-1989). Fine photo postcard signed on verso by the three artists, shown in Mozart's Idomeneo; photo by Ellinger, Salzburg.  Size is 3.5 x 5.5  inches, in excellent condition.

Austrian dancer (1859-1937), debutant at the Vienna Hofoper in 1878, wife to the writer and art collector Andreas Dillinger (1849-1919). Beautiful cabinet photo of her by Atelier Adèle (Vienna). Size is 4.3 x 6.8 inches, evident wear and creases over the borders, ink writing on the front and back, dirt stains over the borders, in very good condition.

German bass (1906-2001).  Signed photo postcard shown as Micha in Smetana's The Bartered Bride, dated in Vienna, 1943. Size 4 x 5.75 inches.

German bass (1906-2001), signed photo postcard, shown in role in Puccini's La Boheme, inscribed. Stamped on verso by photographer Sabine Toepffer, Munich. Size 4 x 5.75 inches, in excellent condition.

Hans Knappertsbusch conducts at Munich Staatsoper, 1924-1925. FOUR playbills of Salome by Richard Strauss 1924 and 1925. Size is 8.5 x 13 inches. Bonus: Hans Knappertscbusch conducts Die Rose vom Liebesgarten of Hans Pfitzner. Munich Staatsoper 14 September 1924. Clipping of playbill with performance details. Handwriting is in pencil 

Hans Knappertsbusch conducts Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Berlin, Philharmonie. January 22, 1943. Concert with ‘light’ music : Smetana, Richard Strauss, Haydn, Wolff-Ferrari, Weber, Johann Strauss. Complete program booklet. Rare item from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra during WWII.

Program for a concert with the Berlin Philharmonic, with Knappertsbusch conducting, April 21st, 1940, performing Beethoven´s 9th Symphony, soloists Esther Rethy, Elisabeth Hongen, Rolf Dittrich, Marjan Rus. Size is 5.75 x 8.25 inches, very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED are 2 programs for opera performances in Vienna, 1939 and 1943, with Hans Knappertsbusch conducting, and an unsigned photo postcard of this famous conductor.

Hans Knappertsbusch conducts Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Philharmonie Berlin, 19 January 1944. Soloist: Gerhard Puchelt. Berten, Schumann, Beethoven. Rare program of the BPO during WWII, 1 page, 5.75 x 8.25 inches, in very good condition 

Program for a performance of the Vienna Philharmonic under the baton of Hans Knapperstbusch performing works by R. Strauss (Richard Krotschak, soloist), W.A. Mozart, and Johannes Brahms, in Vienna, on December 6, 1942. Size is 5.8 x 8.5 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in very good condition.

Program for a concert of the Vienna Philharmonic performing works by Beethoven, Schmidt, and Mozart (featuring violinist Willy Boskovsky) in Vienna, on December 5, 1943. Size is 5.5 x 8.3 inches, full program with all pages and covers, in excellent condition.

Full program for a performance of Die Walkure at the Bavarian State Opera, Oct 16th, 1949, with Hans Knappertsbusch conducting. Size is 5.75 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Full program for a performance of Elektra at Teatro Dell´Opera, Rome, 1951. Size is 6 x 8.5 inches, in excellent condition. Also in the same program is a performance of La Leggenda di Giuseppe, by Richard Strauss - conducted by Robert Heger. ALSO INCLUDED is a large poster/playbill announcing this concert, size is 27 x 13 inches, has folds, otherwise in very good condition. See scans.

Famous German conductor (1888-1965) who specialized and excelled in the German repertoire.  Large signed photo, inscribed, mounted on a mat where the artist boldly signed at the bottom. Size is 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Some rut around border, otherwise in very good condition.

Lot of 20 complete programs plus 4 program pages for performances between 1937 and 1949 conducted by the celebrated German conductor in Vienna, for 24 items in total. Programs' sizes range between 5.5 x 7.8 inches to 6 x 8.2 inches, in good condition or better. SOLD ONLY AS A LOT, NOT SOLD SEPARATELY.  

Lot of 8 original playbills from the National Theater in Munich, late 1920s through early 1930s, all with Hans Knappertsbusch conducting, 8.25 x 12.5 inches. Each one is one page, 9 x 11.5 inches - Click on thumbnails to see scans. Some have pencil notes written, easy to erase, all in excellent condition, no cracks. A few of these playbills have 1 or 2 other playbills attached. Not sold separately.

Group of programs with Hans Knappertsbusch conducting, different sizes and venues. Except the 2 from the Nov 1941 Mozartwoche, all are complete. In very good condition - see scans.

Group of programs for performances with Hans Knappertsbusch conducting, different venues and sizes, some programs with ticket stubs, all complete. A total of 27 items. See scans.

Group of 4 full programs Vienna State Opera with Hans Knappertsbusch conducting opera performances 1936-1939. Each one is 5.75 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.

Group of 6 programs, all with Hans Knappertsbusch conducting the Wiener Philharmoniker, each one is 5.5 x 7.5 inches, in very good condition. See scans.

Two full programs for concerts at the Wiener Tonkunstler-Orchester, 1924 and 1927, Hans Knappertsbusch conducting, Elisabeth Schumann and Severin Eisenberger (piano) as soloists in the 1927 program. Each one is 5.5 x 8 inches, in very good condition.

Hans Knappertsbusch conducts in Salzburg 1948. Program. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Schumann and Beethoven 

German conductor (1888-1965), best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner, and Richard Strauss. Small card signed by him. Size is 5.6 x 3.6 inches, in excellent condition. ALSO INCLUDED is an unsigned photograph of him ink-stamped on verso by photographer Ellinger (Habsburg). Size is 3.3 x 5.4 inches, in excellent condition.

German conductor (1888-1965), best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner and Strauss. Signed photo postcard, shown conducting, size is 3.9 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

German conductor (1888-1965), best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner and Strauss. Photo postcard of him, shown conducting, size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, excellent condition.

German conductor (1888-1965), best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner and Strauss. Signed photo postcard, from Bayreuth Festival. Size is 3.9 x 5 inches, in very good condition. ALSO INCLUDED is a program of Der Rosenkavalier, dated in 1937, conducted by Knappertsbusch. One page, sized 7.25 x 9.5 inches, in excellent condition.

German conductor (1888-1965), best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner and Strauss. Photo postcard of him, shown conducting, size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, excellent condition.

German conductor (1888-1965), best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner, and Richard Strauss. Very fine black and white photo postcard signed by him, shown in rehearsal; ink-stamped on verso by photographer Sabine Toepffer, Munich. Size is 3.5 x 5.5 inches, in excellent condition.

German conductor (1888-1965), best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner, and Richard Strauss. Gorgeous photo postcard signed by him with a short sentiment, shown young; blind-stamped on the front by photographer Atelier Passage, Dessau (Germany). Its verso has some handwriting by another hand.  Size is 3.1 x 5.2 inches, trimmed from a larger size, in very good condition.

German conductor (1888-1965), best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruner, and Richard Strauss. Beautiful black-and-white photo postcard signed by him; blind-stamped on the front by photographer Fayer, Vienna.  Size is 3.2 x 5.1 inches, in excellent condition.

German conductor (1888-1965), best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner, and Richard Strauss. Nice black-and-white photo postcard boldly signed across by him, shown young; blind-stamped on the front by photographer Franz Grainer, Munich.  Knappertsbusch added short writing on the verso, dated in Vienna, 1943. Size is 3.5 x 3.3 inches, in very good condition.

German conductor (1888-1965), best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner, and Richard Strauss. Nice black-and-white photograph of a portrait of him signed by the conductor with a fountain pen, dated in Bayreuth, 1961. Size is 6.75 x 9.25 inches, in excellent condition.

German conductor (1888-1965), typed letter signed. Size is 8 x 8.75 inches

Full program for a concert with the Vienna Philharmonic, March 1941, Hans Knappertsbusch conducts Beethoven´s 9th Symphony. Soloists: Erika Rokyta, Else Schurhoff, Anton Dermota and Marjan Rus. Size is 5.75 x 8.25 inches, in excellent condition.

German actor (b.1956), German actress (b.1978), and German actor (b.1962). Fantastic larger-size color photograph signed by all three artists, shown in the film "Die Gesichte vom Brandner Kaspar" (2008). Size is 11.6 x 8 inches, in excellent condition.

Berkeley Musical Association concert program, 1916, 4-page program signed on the 2 central pages by all 4 components of the famous string quartet (Franz Kneisel, Hans Letz, Louis Svecenski, Willem Willeke), 4.75 x 7.5 inches, in excellent condition, rare

1 page, performing music by von Dittersdorf, Beethoven and Schumann, excellent

Program February 5th and 6th, 1892, Boston Symphony Orchestra. Arthur Nikisch. Soloist: Franz Kneisel. Dvorak – Floersheim – Saint Saens - Berlioz. Inside full page announcement of: February 19-20th, 1892. Arthur Nikisch. Soloist : William H. Sherwood. Mozart – Raff – Busoni – Wagner. 36 pages, full program with all pages and covers, many illustrations, excellent condition

Concert program April 22nd and 23rd, 1892. Boston Symphony Orchestra. Arthur Nikisch. Soloist : Franz Kneisel. Haydn – Paganini – Brahms Symphony n° 1. Inside overview of the season 1891-1892. 36 pages, full program with all pages and covers, excellent condition, many illustrations

American violinist (1865-1926), founder in 1885 of a famous quartet (the "Kniesel Quartet"), a leading string ensemble in the United States in its time. Founded in Boston in 1885, the Kniesel Quartet moved its residence city to New York in 1903, and was finally dissolved in 1917. Large photograph signed by all 4 members in the 1910s, including founder Franz Kniesel (1st violin, member from 1885 through 1917), Hans Letz (2nd violin, member 1912-1917), Louis Svecenski (viola, member 1887-1917) and Willem Willeke (cello, member 1907-1917). Photo is inscribed to American pianist Harold Flammer (1889-1939), also composer of (mostly) vocal music and music publisher, dated in New York on May 20th, 1917. Size is 12.2 x 10.3 inches, blind stamp by a photographer on the lower right corner (name illegible), minor stains on borders, repaired scratch across Kneisel´s abdomen (he is seated on the left), in very good condition. This a large and amazing autograph photo of this quartet, the best we have ever seen so far.

American tenor (1937-2011), signed photograph, shown as himself, inscribed. Size is 8 x 10 inches, in excellent condition.

American soprano (1938-2017), signed photo, shown as Brunnhilde in Siegfried at the Teatro Nacional, Sao Carlos, Lisbon. Size is 5.5 x 3.5 inches with some bending at corners but otherwise very good condition.

German composer and pedagogue (1808-1905), he was also a conductor, associated with Richard Wagner. Unsigned cabinet photo, shown as himself. Stamped on verso at Cafe Sammet, Bayreuth. Size is 4.25 x 6.5 inches, in excellent condition.